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Clepsydra is an English word with synonyms like clock. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Clepsydra in a sentence

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Clepsydra | Clepsydras

Clepsydra meaning

Synonym of water clock, especially (historical) ancient Greek and Roman forms.

Synonyms of Clepsydra

water clock water glass clock

Related words

Other words often associated with Clepsydra or its synonyms:

gauge quantify timekeeper glass time timepiece gage measure horologe

Using Clepsydra

  • The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of water clock, especially (historical) ancient Greek and Roman forms.
  • Useful related words include: water clock, water glass, clock.
  • In the example corpus, clepsydra often appears in combinations such as: the clepsydra, clepsydra the.

Context around Clepsydra

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

clock 1× inflow 1×

Often after:

first 1× water 1×

Sentence patterns with Clepsydra

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

clock or clepsydra first prosecutor 1× dial the clepsydra the lever 1× of a clepsydra or water 1× sphere by clepsydra water 1× the clepsydra was a 1× the inflow clepsydra the two 1× water clock clepsydra called rokoku 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

events 671 emperor 1× tablets of squares 1× the cases were 1× the clepsydra was 1× the explanation of 1× this invention is 1×

Common sentence endings:

by clepsydra water 1× clepsydra called rokoku 1× could resist liquid 1× knowledge of mechanics 1× prosecutor then defendant 1× the middle ages 1×

Words around Clepsydra

Just before it in the word index:

cleppe 2 clepington 2 clep 2 cleophas 4 cleopatra 116 cleopas 7

Just after it in the word index:

clepsydras 2 clerb 3 clerc 7 clere 2 clerestory 13 clergies 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Clepsydra

  • In this selection, "clepsydra" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, clock, inflow, first and water stand out and add context to how "clepsydra" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include clock or clepsydra first prosecutor and dial the clepsydra the lever. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "clepsydra" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with clepsydra

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Events * 671 Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock ( clepsydra ) called Rokoku. (13 words)

The explanation of a clepsydra or water clock was a popular topic in the Middle Ages. (16 words)

The clepsydra was a common utensil and everyone who used it must have known, in some sense, that the invisible air could resist liquid. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Zhang also mounted two statuettes of a Chinese immortal and a heavenly guard on the top of the inflow clepsydra, the two of which would guide the indicator rod with their left hand and point out the graduations with their right. (41 words)

Tablets of squares and cubes, calculated from 1 to 60, have been found at Senkera, and a people acquainted with the sun-dial, the clepsydra, the lever and the pulley, must have had no mean knowledge of mechanics. (38 words)

This invention is described and attributed to Zhang in quotations by Hsu Chen and Li Shan, referencing his book Lou Shui Chuan Hun Thien I Chieh (Apparatus for Rotating an Armillary Sphere by Clepsydra Water). (35 words)

Example sentences (7)

Events * 671 Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock ( clepsydra ) called Rokoku.

Tablets of squares and cubes, calculated from 1 to 60, have been found at Senkera, and a people acquainted with the sun-dial, the clepsydra, the lever and the pulley, must have had no mean knowledge of mechanics.

The cases were put by the litigants themselves in the form of an exchange of single speeches timed by a water clock or clepsydra, first prosecutor then defendant.

The clepsydra was a common utensil and everyone who used it must have known, in some sense, that the invisible air could resist liquid.

The explanation of a clepsydra or water clock was a popular topic in the Middle Ages.

This invention is described and attributed to Zhang in quotations by Hsu Chen and Li Shan, referencing his book Lou Shui Chuan Hun Thien I Chieh (Apparatus for Rotating an Armillary Sphere by Clepsydra Water).

Zhang also mounted two statuettes of a Chinese immortal and a heavenly guard on the top of the inflow clepsydra, the two of which would guide the indicator rod with their left hand and point out the graduations with their right.

Common combinations with clepsydra

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "clepsydra" in a sentence?
An example: "Events * 671 Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock ( clepsydra ) called Rokoku." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "clepsydra" from authentic English texts.
What does "clepsydra" mean?
Clepsydra means: Synonym of water clock, especially (historical) ancient Greek and Roman forms.
What are synonyms of "clepsydra"?
Common synonyms of "clepsydra" include: water clock, water glass, clock.
How many example sentences with "clepsydra" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "clepsydra", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.